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{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2020–21 Slovak Extraliga season
| league = [[Slovak Extraliga]]
| sport  = [[Ice hockey]]
| duration = {{ubl|2 October 2020 – 21 March 2021|(Regular season)|24 March – 6 May 2021 (playoffs)}}
| no_of_games = 50
| no_of_teams = 12
| season  = Regular season
| season_champ_name = League Champion
| season_champs = [[HKM Zvolen]]
| second_place =
| MVP = 
| MVP_link =
| top_scorer = {{ubl|Marcel Haščák ([[HK Poprad|Poprad]])|(69 points)}}
| top_scorer_link  =
| average_attendance= 
| playoffs = Playoffs
| playoffs_link = #Playoffs
| finals = Finals
| finals_link =
| finals_champ = [[HKM Zvolen]]
| finals_runner-up = [[HK Poprad]]
| playoffs_MVP  = Dávid Skokan ([[HK Poprad|Poprad]])
| playoffs_MVP_link= Golden Skate
| nextseason_year =  [[2021–22 Slovak Extraliga season|2021–22]]
| prevseason_year =  [[2019–20 Slovak Extraliga season|2019–20]]
| seasonslistnames = [[Slovak Extraliga#Previous Slovak Extraliga playoffs winners (Slovak Champions)|Slovak Extraliga]]
}}
The '''2020–21 Slovak Extraliga season''' was the 28th season of the [[Slovak Extraliga]], the highest ice hockey league in [[Slovakia]].
The league also includes one team from [[Hungary]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tipsport Liga v nasledujúcej sezóne definitívne aj s Miškovcom od 2. októbra| url=https://www.hockeyslovakia.sk/sk/article/tipsport-liga-v-nasledujucej-sezone-definitivne-aj-s-miskovcom-od-2-oktobra|language=slovak}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tipsport Liga oficiálne prišla o jedného maďarského účastníka|url=https://sport.aktuality.sk/c/444869/tipsport-liga-oficialne-prisla-o-jedneho-madarskeho-ucastnika/|language=slovak}}</ref>

==Regular season==
Each team played 50 games: playing each of the other eleven teams four times – 2x at home, 2x away (44 games) and during the Christmas holidays (22.12.2020 – 6.1.2021) each team played the inserted matches within the region 1x at home, 1x away = 6 games. 

Points were awarded for each game, where three points were awarded for winning in regulation time, two points for winning in overtime or shootout, one point for losing in overtime or shootout, and zero points for losing in regulation time. At the end of the regular season, the team that finished with the most points was crowned the league champion.

{| class="wikitable"
!<abbr>Pos</abbr>
!Team
!<abbr>Pld</abbr>
!<abbr>W</abbr>
!<abbr>OTW</abbr>
!<abbr>OTL</abbr>
!<abbr>L</abbr>
!<abbr>GF</abbr>
!<abbr>GA</abbr>
!<abbr>GD</abbr>
!<abbr>Pts</abbr>
!Qualification
|-
|1
!Zvolen
|50
|27
|8
|6
|9
|179
|125
| +54
|103
| rowspan="6" |Qualification to Quarter-finals
|-
|2
!Michalovce
|50
|27
|7
|4
|12
|155
|113
| +42
|99
|-
|3
!Poprad
|50
|26
|7
|3
|14
|186
|133
| +53
|95
|-
|4
!Slovan Bratislava
|50
|26
|6
|4
|14
|146
|115
| +31
|94
|-
|5
!Nitra
|50
|25
|3
|8
|14
|163
|156
| +7
|89
|-
|6
!Detva
|50
|22
|4
|6
|18
|156
|144
| +12
|80
|-
|7
!Trenčín
|50
|21
|6
|4
|19
|169
|134
| +35
|79
| rowspan="4" |Qualification to 
Wild card round
|-
|8
!Košice
|50
|19
|7
|4
|20
|148
|128
| +20
|75
|-
|9
!Nové Zámky
|50
|14
|6
|7
|23
|132
|140
|−8
|61
|-
|10
!Banská Bystrica
|50
|14
|5
|5
|26
|135
|171
|−36
|57
|-
|11
!Miskolc
|50
|11
|3
|8
|28
|118
|181
|−63
|47
| rowspan="2" |
|-
|12
!Liptovský Mikuláš
|50
|6
|0
|3
|41
|105
|252
|−147
|18
|}

==Playoffs==
Ten teams qualify for the playoffs: the top six teams in the regular season have a bye to the quarterfinals, while teams ranked seventh to tenth meet each other (7 versus 10, 8 versus 9) in a preliminary playoff round.

===Bracket===
{{10TeamBracket
| RD1-RD2-path=0
| RD2-RD3-path=0
| RD3-group1={{small|(Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)}}
| RD1=Wild-card round (best-of-5)
| RD2=Quarter-finals (best-of-7)
| RD3=Semi-finals (best-of-7)
| RD4=Finals (best-of-7)

 | RD1-seed1=8
 | RD1-team1=[[HC Košice|Košice]]
 | RD1-score1=1
 | RD1-seed2='''9'''
 | RD1-team2='''[[HC Nové Zámky|Nové Zámky]]'''
 | RD1-score2='''3'''

 | RD1-seed3='''7'''
 | RD1-team3='''[[HK Dukla Trenčín|Trenčín]]'''
 | RD1-score3='''3'''
 | RD1-seed4=10
 | RD1-team4=[[HC '05 Banská Bystrica|Banská Bystrica]]
 | RD1-score4=1

 | RD2-seed1='''1'''
 | RD2-team1='''[[HKM Zvolen|Zvolen]]'''
 | RD2-score1='''4'''
 | RD2-seed2=9
 | RD2-team2=[[HC Nové Zámky|Nové Zámky]]
 | RD2-score2=0

 | RD2-seed3='''4'''
 | RD2-team3='''[[HC Slovan Bratislava|Slovan Bratislava]]'''
 | RD2-score3='''4'''
 | RD2-seed4=5
 | RD2-team4=[[HK Nitra|Nitra]]
 | RD2-score4=1

 | RD2-seed5='''2'''
 | RD2-team5='''[[HK Dukla Michalovce|Michalovce]]'''
 | RD2-score5='''4'''
 | RD2-seed6=7
 | RD2-team6=[[HK Dukla Trenčín|Trenčín]]
 | RD2-score6=2

 | RD2-seed7='''3'''
 | RD2-team7='''[[HK Poprad|Poprad]]'''
 | RD2-score7='''4'''
 | RD2-seed8=6
 | RD2-team8=[[HC 07 Detva|Detva]]
 | RD2-score8=0

 | RD3-seed1='''1'''
 | RD3-team1='''[[HKM Zvolen|Zvolen]]'''
 | RD3-score1='''4'''
 | RD3-seed2=4
 | RD3-team2=[[HC Slovan Bratislava|Slovan Bratislava]]
 | RD3-score2=1

 | RD3-seed3=2
 | RD3-team3=[[HK Dukla Michalovce|Michalovce]]
 | RD3-score3=2
 | RD3-seed4='''3'''
 | RD3-team4='''[[HK Poprad|Poprad]]'''
 | RD3-score4='''4'''

 | RD4-seed1='''1'''
 | RD4-team1='''[[HKM Zvolen|Zvolen]]'''
 | RD4-score1='''4'''
 | RD4-seed2=3
 | RD4-team2=[[HK Poprad|Poprad]]
 | RD4-score2=1
}}

===Wild card round===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break|width=50%}}
{{BestOfSevenSeriesTable
| team1 = [[HK Dukla Trenčín|Trenčín]]
| team2 = [[HC '05 Banská Bystrica|Banská Bystrica]]
| date1 = 24.3.2021 | score1 = 4-3 | note1 = <small>[[Overtime (ice hockey)#Shootout|SO]]</small>
| date2 = 25.3.2021 | score2 = 4-1 | note2 = | home2 = 1
| date3 = 27.3.2021 | score3 = 2-1 | note3 = <small>[[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT1]]</small> | home3 = 2
| date4 = 28.3.2021 | score4 = 2-3 | note4 = <small>[[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT1]]</small>
| wins = 3–1
| comment = Trenčín won the series 3–1.
}}
{{col-break|width=50%}}
{{BestOfSevenSeriesTable
| team1 = [[HC Košice|Košice]]
| team2 = [[HC Nové Zámky|Nové Zámky]]
| date1 = 24.3.2021 | score1 = 4-1 | note1 =
| date2 = 25.3.2021 | score2 = 1-2 | note2 = | home2 = 1
| date3 = 27.3.2021 | score3 = 5-1 | note3 = | home3 = 2
| date4 = 28.3.2021 | score4 = 3-1 | note4 =
| wins = 1–3
| comment = Nové Zámky won the series 3–1.
}}
{{col-break|width=50%}}
{{col-end}}

===Quarterfinals===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break|width=50%}}
{{BestOfSevenSeriesTable
| team1 = [[HKM Zvolen|Zvolen]]
| team2 = [[HC Nové Zámky|Nové Zámky]]
| date1 = 2.4.2021 | score1 = 3-2 | note1 =
| date2 = 3.4.2021 | score2 = 4-1 | note2 = | home2 = 1
| date3 = 6.4.2021 | score3 = 2-4 | note3 = | home3 = 2
| date4 = 7.4.2021 | score4 = 3-6 | note4 =
| wins = 4–0
| comment = Zvolen won the series 4–0.
}}

{{BestOfSevenSeriesTable
| team1 = [[HK Poprad|Poprad]]
| team2 = [[HC 07 Detva|Detva]]
| date1 = 31.3.2021 | score1 = 6-3 | note1 =
| date2 = 1.4.2021  | score2 = 4-3 | note2 = | home2 = 1
| date3 = 4.4.2021  | score3 = 1-2 | note3 = | home3 = 2
| date4 = 5.4.2021  | score4 = 1-3 | note4 =
| wins = 4–0
| comment = Poprad won the series 4–0.
}}
{{col-break|width=50%}}
{{BestOfSevenSeriesTable
| team1 = [[HK Dukla Michalovce|Michalovce]]
| team2 = [[HK Dukla Trenčín|Trenčín]]
| date1 = 2.4.2021  | score1 = 5-4 | note1 =
| date2 = 3.4.2021  | score2 = 2-4 | note2 = | home2 = 1
| date3 = 6.4.2021  | score3 = 1-2 | note3 = | home3 = 2
| date4 = 7.4.2021  | score4 = 4-5 | note4 =
| date5 = 9.4.2021  | score5 = 1-3 | note5 =
| date6 = 11.4.2021 | score6 = 1-2 | note6 =<small>[[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT1]]</small>
| wins = 4–2
| comment = Michalovce won the series 4–2.
}}

{{BestOfSevenSeriesTable
| team1 = [[HC Slovan Bratislava|Slovan Bratislava]]
| team2 = [[HK Nitra|Nitra]]
| date1 = 31.3.2021 | score1 = 5-0 | note1 =
| date2 = 1.4.2021  | score2 = 4-1 | note2 = | home2 = 1
| date3 = 4.4.2021  | score3 = 2-3 | note3 = | home3 = 2
| date4 = 5.4.2021  | score4 = 8-2 | note4 =
| date5 = 8.4.2021  | score5 = 5-1 | note5 =
| wins = 4–1
| comment = Slovan Bratislava won the series 4–1.
}}
{{col-break|width=50%}}
{{col-end}}

===Semifinals===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break|width=50%}}
{{BestOfSevenSeriesTable
| team1 = [[HKM Zvolen|Zvolen]]
| team2 = [[HC Slovan Bratislava|Slovan Bratislava]]
| date1 = 13.4.2021 | score1 = 3-2 | note1 = <small>[[Overtime (ice hockey)#Shootout|SO]]</small>
| date2 = 14.4.2021 | score2 = 2-3 | note2 = <small>[[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT1]]</small> | home2 = 1
| date3 = 17.4.2021 | score3 = 2-5 | note3 = | home3 = 2
| date4 = 18.4.2021 | score4 = 2-4 | note4 =
| date5 = 21.4.2021 | score5 = 2-1 | note5 = <small>[[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT1]]</small>
| wins = 4–1
| comment = Zvolen won the series 4–1.
}}
{{col-break|width=50%}}
{{BestOfSevenSeriesTable
| team1 = [[HK Dukla Michalovce|Michalovce]]
| team2 = [[HK Poprad|Poprad]]
| date1 = 15.4.2021 | score1 = 3-1 | note1 =
| date2 = 16.4.2021 | score2 = 3-2 | note2 = <small>[[Overtime (ice hockey)#Shootout|SO]]</small> | home2 = 1
| date3 = 19.4.2021 | score3 = 2-1 | note3 = | home3 = 2
| date4 = 20.4.2021 | score4 = 5-2 | note4 =
| date5 = 22.4.2021 | score5 = 2-3 | note5 = <small>[[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT1]]</small>
| date6 = 24.4.2021 | score6 = 3-1 | note6 =
| wins = 2–4
| comment = Poprad won the series 4–2.
}}
{{col-break|width=50%}}
{{col-end}}

===Finals===
{{Ice hockey box
| bg          = #f7f6a8
| date        = 4/29/2021
| time        = 18:00
| team1       = '''[[HKM Zvolen|Zvolen]]'''
| team2       = [[HK Poprad|Poprad]]
| score       = 5–3
| periods     = (1–2, 2–1, 2–0)<br>{{nowrap|score in the series: '''1–0'''}}
| reference   = https://www.hockeyslovakia.sk/sk/stats/matches/808/tipos-extraliga/match/119570/overview
| goalie1     = [[Robin Rahm]]
| goalie2     = [[Tomáš Vošvrda]]
| progression = 1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 3–3 / 4–3 / 5–3
| goals1      = [[Václav Stupka|Stupka]] ([[Maroš Jedlička|Jedlička]], [[Branislav Kubka|Kubka]]) – 04:52 / [[Radovan Puliš|Puliš]] ([[Alan McPherson (ice hockey)|McPherson]], [[Michal Ivan|Ivan]]) – 22:07 / [[Miloš Kelemen|Kelemen]] ([[Oldrich Kotvan|Kotvan]], [[Juraj Mikúš (ice hockey, born 1987)|Mikúš]]) (PP) – 29:54 / Stupka ([[Marek Viedenský|Viedenský]]) – 56:56 / McPherson ([[Ben Betker|Betker]]) – 59:43
| goals2      = 05:21 – [[Dávid Skokan|Skokan]] ([[Marcel Haščák|Haščák]], [[Patrik Svitana|Svitana]]) / 06:24 – [[Janne Tavi|Tavi]] ([[James Livingston (ice hockey)|Livingston]], [[Marek Zagrapan|Zagrapan]]) / 37:25 – [[Adam Drgoň|Drgoň]] ([[Michael Vandas|Vandas]])
| official    = Vladimír Baluška
| official2   = Peter Stano
| linesman    = Tomáš Gegáň
| linesman2   = Daniel Konc, Jr.
| stadium     = [[Zvolen Ice Stadium]], [[Zvolen]]
| attendance  = 300
| penalties1  = 6
| penalties2  = 10
| shots1      = 44
| shots2      = 28
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| bg          = #eeeeee
| date        = 4/30/2021
| time        = 18:00
| team1       = '''[[HKM Zvolen|Zvolen]]'''
| team2       = [[HK Poprad|Poprad]]
| score       = 4–3 {{small|[[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT]]}}
| periods     = (1–2, 1–1, 1–0)<br>([[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT]]: 1–0)<br>{{nowrap|score in the series: '''2–0'''}}
| reference   = https://www.hockeyslovakia.sk/sk/stats/matches/808/tipos-extraliga/match/119571/overview
| goalie1     = [[Robin Rahm]]
| goalie2     = [[Peter Hamerlík]]
| progression = 0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 3–3 / 4–3
| goals1      = [[Radovan Bondra|Bondra]] ([[Václav Stupka|Stupka]], [[Peter Hraško|Hraško]]) – 19:01 / [[Michal Ivan|Ivan]] ([[Mikko Nuutinen|Nuutinen]], [[Alan McPherson (ice hockey)|McPherson]]) – 21:15 / [[Patrik Marcinek|Marcinek]] ([[Oldrich Kotvan|Kotvan]], [[Jozef Tibenský|Tibenský]]) – 55:44 / Bondra – 65:19
| goals2      = 02:32 – Bjalončík ([[Matej Paločko|Paločko]]) / 05:09 – Paločko / 32:39 – [[Brandon Mashinter|Mashinter]] ([[Patrik Svitana|Svitana]])
| official    = Daniel Konc, Jr.
| official2   = Jozef Tvrdoň
| linesman    = Lukáš Kacej
| linesman2   = Matúš Stanzel
| stadium     = [[Zvolen Ice Stadium]], [[Zvolen]]
| attendance  = 300
| penalties1  = 35
| penalties2  = 31
| shots1      = 40
| shots2      = 30
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| bg          = #f7f6a8
| date        = 5/3/2021
| time        = 18:00
| team1       = [[HK Poprad|Poprad]]
| team2       = '''[[HKM Zvolen|Zvolen]]'''
| score       = 1–2 {{small|[[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT]]}}
| periods     = (0–0, 1–1, 0–0)<br>([[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT]]: 0–1)<br>{{nowrap|score in the series: '''0–3'''}}
| reference   = https://www.hockeyslovakia.sk/sk/stats/matches/808/tipos-extraliga/match/119572/overview
| goalie1     = [[Peter Hamerlík]]
| goalie2     = [[Robin Rahm]]
| progression = 0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2
| goals1      = [[Mike Dalhuisen|Dalhuisen]] ([[James Livingston (ice hockey)|Livingston]], [[Janne Tavi|Tavi]]) – 28:59
| goals2      = 27:20 – [[Alan McPherson (ice hockey)|McPherson]] ([[Marco Halama|Halama]], [[Radovan Bondra|Bondra]]) (PP) / 68:52 – [[T.J. Melancon|Melancon]] ([[Michal Ivan|Ivan]], [[Václav Stupka|Stupka]])
| official    = Daniel Konc, Jr.
| official2   = Milan Novák
| linesman    = Šimon Synek
| linesman2   = Peter Jedlička
| stadium     = [[Poprad Ice Stadium]], [[Poprad]]
| attendance  = 341
| penalties1  = 8
| penalties2  = 8
| shots1      = 40
| shots2      = 32
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| bg          = #eeeeee
| date        = 5/4/2021
| time        = 18:00
| team1       = '''[[HK Poprad|Poprad]]'''
| team2       = [[HKM Zvolen|Zvolen]]
| score       = 7–4
| periods     = (0–1, 4–1, 3–2)<br>{{nowrap|score in the series: '''1–3'''}}
| reference   = https://www.hockeyslovakia.sk/sk/stats/matches/808/tipos-extraliga/match/119573/overview
| goalie1     = [[Tomáš Vošvrda]]
| goalie2     = [[Robin Rahm]]
| progression = 0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 5–2 / 5–3 / 5–4 / 6–4 / 7–4
| goals1      = [[Marcel Haščák|Haščák]] ([[Michael Vandas|Vandas]]) – 23:29 / Haščák ([[Dávid Skokan|Skokan]], [[Patrik Svitana|Svitana]]) (PP) – 24:44 / Vandas ([[Miroslav Preisinger|Preisinger]], [[Daniel Demo|Demo]]) – 36:05 / Skokan (Haščák, [[Lukáš Handlovský|Handlovský]]) – 36:48 / Bjalončík (Demo, [[James Livingston (ice hockey)|Livingston]]) – 45:11 / Livingston ([[Marek Hudec|Hudec]], Bjalončík) – 54:56 / Handlovský (Preisinger) – 58:47 (ENG)
| goals2      = 17:21 – [[T.J. Melancon|Melancon]] ([[Mikko Nuutinen|Nuutinen]], [[Alan McPherson (ice hockey)|McPherson]]) (PP2) / 26:20 – [[Marek Viedenský|Viedenský]] ([[Radovan Bondra|Bondra]], [[Branislav Kubka|Kubka]]) / 54:10 – Nuutinen ([[Jakub Meliško|Meliško]], McPherson) / 54:40 – Viedenský (Bondra, Nuutinen)
| official    = Peter Stano
| official2   = Jozef Tvrdoň
| linesman    = Daniel Konc, Jr.
| linesman2   = Lukáš Kacej
| stadium     = [[Poprad Ice Stadium]], [[Poprad]]
| attendance  = 341
| penalties1  = 43
| penalties2  = 22
| shots1      = 43
| shots2      = 31
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| bg          = #f7f6a8
| date        = 5/6/2021
| time        = 17:30
| team1       = '''[[HKM Zvolen|Zvolen]]'''
| team2       = [[HK Poprad|Poprad]]
| score       = 3–2
| periods     = (1–1, 1–0, 1–1)<br>{{nowrap|score in the series: '''4–1'''}}
| reference   = https://www.hockeyslovakia.sk/sk/stats/matches/808/tipos-extraliga/match/119574/overview
| goalie1     = [[Robin Rahm]]
| goalie2     = [[Tomáš Vošvrda]]
| progression = 1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2
| goals1      = [[Alan McPherson (ice hockey)|McPherson]] ([[Mikko Nuutinen|Nuutinen]], [[Juraj Mikúš (ice hockey, born 1987)|Mikúš]]) – 08:51 / [[Radovan Bondra|Bondra]] (McPherson, [[Peter Hraško|Hraško]]) (PP) – 32:25 / McPherson ([[Ben Betker|Betker]]) (PP) – 54:10
| goals2      = 09:51 – Bjalončík ([[Daniel Brejčák|Brejčák]], [[Michael Vandas|Vandas]]) / 58:43 – [[James Livingston (ice hockey)|Livingston]] ([[Patrik Svitana|Svitana]], [[Marcel Haščák|Haščák]])
| official    = Daniel Konc, Jr.
| official2   = Milan Novák
| linesman    = Lukáš Kacej
| linesman2   = Šimon Synek
| stadium     = [[Zvolen Ice Stadium]], [[Zvolen]]
| attendance  = 512
| penalties1  = 10
| penalties2  = 43
| shots1      = 29
| shots2      = 35
}}

==Final rankings==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:200px;"
|- style="background:#F7F6A8;"
|align=center|[[Image:gold medal icon.png]]|| [[HKM Zvolen|Zvolen]]
|- style="background:#DCE5E5;"
|align=center|[[Image:silver medal icon.png]]|| [[HK Poprad|Poprad]]
|- style="background:#FFDAB9;"
|align=center|[[Image:bronze medal icon.png]]|| [[HK Dukla Michalovce|Michalovce]]
|-
|align=center|4|| [[HC Slovan Bratislava|Slovan Bratislava]]
|-
|align=center|5|| [[HK Nitra|Nitra]]
|-
|align=center|6|| [[HC 07 Detva|Detva]]
|-
|align=center|7|| [[HK Dukla Trenčín|Trenčín]]
|-
|align=center|8|| [[HC Nové Zámky|Nové Zámky]]
|-
|align=center|9|| [[HC Košice|Košice]]
|-
|align=center|10|| [[HC '05 Banská Bystrica|Banská Bystrica]]
|-
|align=center|11|| [[DVTK Jegesmedvék|Miskolc]]
|-
|align=center|12|| [[MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš|Liptovský Mikuláš]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tipsportliga.hockey/ Official website]

{{Wikipedia}}

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